Supervisor, Urban Farm - 2024-54-01

Job Summary

Archway Urban Farm is a not-for-profit teaching farm. This is a leadership position at Archway Urban Farm. The Supervisor, Urban Farm, oversees and supervises staff, volunteers, and the overall crop production to ensure the Urban Farm has adequate volume and variety of crops for weekly sales and other needs. A wide variety of crops are grown in field conditions, unheated greenhouse settings, and in self-contained / environmentally controlled Ag-Tech growing containers. The work varies from week to week and will be physically demanding. A combination of walking, bending, standing for long periods of time, lifting up to 50 lbs, and repetitive activities will be required. This role benefits from attention to detail and being organized, methodical, and precise in the day-to-day tasks, observations, and communications. The Supervisor will be key to managing farm operations including budgeting, financial management, and overseeing staff schedules and activities, including those of interested volunteers. The Supervisor will oversee Farm Market staff representing the Urban Farm at Farm Markets and other events. The Supervisor will also oversee farm staff in providing educational workshops to the Community.

Your Role :

Archway’s Supervisor with the Urban Farm Program contributes by :

• Providing support, leadership, direction, and supervision to all Urban Farm staff (Crop Assistant, Farm Assistants, Marketing Assistant, Education Assistant, volunteers) in their daily tasks and weekly activities, including coaching, skill development / training, performance, and attendance management.
• Delegating as appropriate to ensure adequate help and support for overall crop production and ensuring a safe working environment.
• Managing and following the hiring process for all new hires, including volunteers and practicum students.
• Conducting regularly scheduled meetings with staff to provide ongoing support and problem resolution.
• Directing activities for crop production, including but not limited to : Crop management, seeding, bed preparation, compost production, transplanting, watering, weeding, harvesting, and preparing produce for market.
• Developing and monitoring seeding schedules (e.g. monthly lettuce starts, weekly microgreens, and other crop starts).
• Managing overall crop rotations over full-term of the growing season.
• Adequately monitoring Greenhouse and Ag-Tech units with respect to environmental conditions.
• Overseeing the delivery of Urban Farm activities including community education events, family-friendly events, on-site tours, on-site workshops, produce sales at the market, overall crop production, and other garden related activities.
• Ensuring information on the website about Urban Farm produce sales is accurate and up to date.
• Liaising with Marketing and Communications to develop public relations or promotional marketing materials for the program.

This position is a great fit for someone who has crop management experience, has an excellent working knowledge of growing food crops, has strong coaching and supervisory skills, and can manage a program budget efficiently.

Our Offer

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